About twice a month, while waiting for Bill Self, my eyes always are drawn to one picture on the wall at Allen Fieldhouse: Mario Chalmers’ shot from the 2008 national championship game.
The mural is just outside the KU locker room door, and about a step from where Self usually sets up when doing his media interview the day before games.
Self has talked about this particular snapshot before. In the photo, future NBA players Chalmers and Derrick Rose are competing as hard as they can, the biggest possession of their collegiate lives.
The result is impressive on second look.